Значение слова TYTLER в Литературной энциклопедии

TYTLER

1) ALEXANDER FRASER (1747-1813).-Historian, _s._ of William T. (_q.v._), studied at Edin., was called to the Bar in 1770 and raised to the Bench as Lord Woodhouselee in 1802. He was Prof. of History in Edin., and wrote _Elements of General History_ (1801), _An Essay on the Principles of Translation_ (1791), besides various legal treatises. 2) TYTLER, PATRICK FRASER (1791-1849).-Historian, _s._ of the above, studied at Edin., and was called to the Bar in 1813. Among his many writings are an _Essay on the History of the Moors in Spain_, _The Life of the Admirable Crichton_ (1819), _History of Scotland_ (1828-43), and _England under the Reigns of Edward VI. and Mary_ (1839). His _History of Scotland_, which was the result of 20 years of study and research, is still authoritative. 3) TYTLER, WILLIAM (1711-1792).-Historical writer, was a lawyer in Edin., and wrote _An Inquiry into the Evidence against Mary Queen of Scots_, in which he combated the views of Robertson. He discovered the _King's Quhair_ of James I., and _pub._ in 1783 _The Poetical Remains of James I., King of Scotland_, with a Life.

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